TFS-200

FRUIT Situation

ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

SEPTEMBER 1976

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THE FRUIT SITUATION

CONTENTS

Summary ........................... . General Price Outlook .................. . Noncitrus Fruit ....................... .

Apples ........................... . Grapes ........................... . Peaches .......................... . Pears ............................ .

Page

3 4 5 5 6 7 8

Cranberries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Strawberries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Avocados...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Nectarines, Plums, and Prunes . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Fresh Citrus .......................... 10 Oranges ........................... 11 Grapefruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Lemons ............................ 12

Processed Citrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Tree Nuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

• • • Approved by

The Outlook and Situation Board and Summery released

September 1, 1976

Principal contributors: Andrew A. Duymovic

Ben W. Huang

Tables and charts prepared by: ,. Garnette L. Weller*

Commodity Economic Division Economic Research Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250

• • • The Fruit Situation is published in March, June, September, and November. Subscription for single issues is available at no charge upon request to principal contributors.

*After 34 years of dedicated service with the Federal Government, including 13 years with the Fruit Situation, Miss Weller will be retiring September 30, 1976.

SUMMARY

Generally Large Supplies Continue to Dominate Fruit Situation

~upplies of most fresh and processed fruit are expected to remain large in coming months. As of August 1, total 1976 noncitrus production was esti­mated close to last year's high utilized level. Cur­rent indications point to another large citrus crop for 1976177. In response to large supplies, grower prices during the remainder of 1976 are generally expected to remain moderately below a year earlier. However, strengthening demand associated with economic recovery here and abroad could offset some of the price depressing impact of large sup­plies.

Grapes, peaches, and pears head the list of larger crops this season, while apples and tart cherries show the biggest production declines from 1975.

The large supplies of fresh deciduous fruit avail­able this summer were reflected in the market place by generally lower prices. The prices of fresh apples, pears, and grapes will decline seasonally this fall, while the smaller apple crop will push apple prices above a year ago.

Although the California pack of canned apri­cots, peaches, and pears was interrupted by the July cannery workers' strike and the 1976 pack of canned fruits will likely be smaller, total supplies of canned fruit will still be large because of sharply larger stocks on hand at the beginning of the 1976/77 marketing season. Contract prices or price agreements for most canning fruit in California are being negotiated at lower than year-i:larlier lev­els, but higher processing and distributing costs could lead to wholesale and retail price hikes this fall. In response to the smaller crop, output of apple products may be down, and grower prices for processing apples will be sharply higher than last season's low level.

The prospective supply situation for frozen fruit will remain tight, particularly for strawberries and tart cherries. As of August 1, total frozen fruit cold storage holdings were down more than a fifth from a year earlier. As a result, wholesale prices will remain above a year ago. Supplies of dried fruit

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should remain large during the coming marketing season.

Remaining supplies of fresh citrus during late summer and early fall, mostly from California, will be larger than a year earlier. F.o.b. prices for Cali­fornia-Arizona Valencia oranges, although strengthening in recent weeks, have averaged mod­erately to substantially below year-earlier levels, reflecting weaker demand resulting from larger supplies of competing noncitrus fruit. In view of the larger remaining supplies of Valencia oranges, prices are not likely to average above a year earlier for the remainder of the season.

Prices received by grapefruit growers for fresh and processed sales have been substantially lower

than a year earlier reflecting the larger 1975176 crop. While prices are expected to advance season­ally, they will remain below a year ago.

With the record production of oranges and grapefruit, the total 1975176 pack of processed items is up. However, with the exception of chilled citrus products, movement for processed citrus items has generally lagged behind last year's pace as a result of moderately higher prices. Con­sequently, stocks of most processed citrus items are now materially above a year ago. In order to spur consumer buying, Florida canners have reduced the effective selling price of frozen concentrated orange juice twice since mid-July, which at $1.75 per dozen 6-ounce cans (unadvertised brand) is now the lowest since October 1974.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND OUTLOOK

GENERAL PRICE OUTLOOK

In response to large supplies, prices received by growers for fresh and processed fruit have been below year-earlier levels since last April. During August, the index of prices received by growers stood at 137 (1967=100), up substantially from July's level but still slightly below a year earlier. Prices were considerably below 1975 levels for grapefruit, lemons, and pears, more than offsetting higher prices for apples, oranges, peaches, and strawberries.

Noncitrus fruit production in 1976 is expected to total close to last year's high utilized levels. In addition, another large citrus crop is generally anticipated during 1976/77, since trees in major producing areas have been in generally good to excellent condition. The large supplies will keep

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Table 1-1 ndex of quarterly prices received by growers for fresh and processed fruit

(1967~100)

Year

I I I 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

1972 . . . . . . . . 109 118 121 120 1973 . . . . . . . . 123 136 148 142 1974 """" 133 140 148 142 1975 ........ 127 149 150 134 1976 """" 131 135 I 135 1 130

'Estimate.

grower prices moderately below year-earlier levels through 1976. But strengthening demand, associ­ated with improving domestic and foreign eco­nomic activity combined with the smaller apple crop, could offset some of the price depressing impact.

Retail prices for most fresh fruit have averaged moderately lower than a year ago so far this year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) reported fresh fruit price index for July was 169.3 (1967=100), a tenth lower than a year ago. This fall, retail prices for apples will average above a year

Table 2- Quarterly retail price indexes for fresh fruits

(1967~100)

Year 1st I 2nd I 3rd I 4th

1972 ..... 114 124 134 123 1973 .... ' 126 142 148 139 1974 ..... 138 153 164 149 1975 ..... 150 171 177 147 1976. ' ... 146 161 J 171 I 150

'Estimated.

ago, but citrus prices are expected to remain lower if the expected large crop is realized. Consequently, retail prices for fresh fruit uuring calendar 1976 are

' expected to average slightly below 1975. Wholesale prices for canned fruit have strength­

ened in recent months, and by July the BLS whole­sale price index reached 168.7 (1967=100), the same as a year earlier. Although the pack of canned apricots, clingstone peaches, pears, and fruit cock­tail was interrupted in July by a cannery workers' strike in California, the total supply of canned fruit for 1976177 will be large because of the big carry­over of stocks into the new marketing year. While canner-grower contracts for most canning fruit in California have been negotiated lower than 1975 levels, higher processing costs are likely to result in further wholesale price increases this fall.

In contrast, supplies of frozen fruit, particularly strawberries and tart cherries, will remain tight. As of August 1, total cold storage stocks of all frozen fruit were 22 percent smaller than a year ago. As a result, wholesale prices of frozen fruit will remain above a year earlier. Supplies of frozen

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fruit JUICes are large, especially concentrated orange juice, and wholesale prices are not expected to change significantly until the new citrus crop estimate is released by USDA on October 12.

NONCITRUS FRUIT

Current crop conditions indicate supplies of most fruit will be good. August 1 prospects indi­cated noncitrus fruit production for 1976, at 11.5 million tons, will be close to last year's high uti­lized level and about 4 percent above 1974.

If the forecasts are realized, a record grape crop and larger crops of pears and peaches will be har­vested this year. However, the apple crop will be substantially below 1975's record level, and produc­tion of tart cherries will be the lowest since 1945.

Table 3-U.S. noncitrus fruit: Production, 1974, 1975, and indicated 1976

Utilized Crop 1976

1974 I 1975

1.000 tons 1.000 tons 1,000 tons

Apples ............. 3,242 3,544 3,093 Aprtcots •••••••••• 0. 94 170 180 Cherries, sweet ....... 144 154 148 Cherries, tart ........ 132 123 72 Cranberries ••••••• 0 •• 112 104 113 Grapes •••••• 0 •••••• 4,192 4,300 4,606 Nectarines .......... 115 111 125 Peaches ............. 1,446 1,409 1,472 Pears ..........•...• 737 739 764 Prunes and plums ..... 654 654 676 Strawberries ......... 241 240 259

Total ............. 11 '1 09 11 ,548 11,508

Apples

Substantially Smaller Crop in Prospect

The August 1 forecast of this year's U.S. com­mercial apple crop, at 6.2 billion pounds, is 13 per­cent less than 1975's record output and 5 percent below the 1974 utilized crop. Supplies in the Eastern and Central States are down sharply. Pro­duction in the Western States is expected to drop only slightly from last year, making for another large crop.

In Washington, warm days and cool nights during July favored apple development. Fruit sizes are slightly smaller than last year, but the crop is still forecast at 2.1 billion pounds (one-third of the

Table 4-Apples: Regional production, 1974, 1975, and indicated 1976

Utilized I Area Indicated 1974 I 1975 I 1976

Billion Billion Billion pounds pounds pounds

East ..•.•... 2.78 2.76 2.25 Central

States ...•. 1.12 1.25 .90 West . ....... 2.59 3.08 3.03

Total U.S ... 6.49 7.09 6.18

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U.S. total), only 5 percent behind last year's record. Larger crops are also expected in Idaho, California, Oregon, and New Mexico.

In the Eastern States, the crop is expected to be off nearly a fifth compared with the last two sea­sons, with most States in the region showing declines. In New York, the apple crop is forecast 13 percent less than in 1975, and in Pennsylvania, about a quarter less. Output is well below recent levels in Virginia and West Virginia because of severe spring freeze damage.

The Central States' crop is forecast 28 percent less than 1975's utilized crop. Supplies will be par­ticularly short in Michigan as a result of adverse spring weather and dry conditions in early July.

As shown in table 13, production declines from 1975 are expected for every apple variety except Gravenstein and Yellow Newtown. Red Delicious continues a long history as the leading variety, increasing its share slightly to 38 percent of the U.S. total. Other leading varieties and their shares of expected 1976 total production are: Golden Deli­cious, 16 percent; Rome Beauty and Mcintosh, 8 percent; and Jonathan, 5 percent. Combined, these 5 varieties account for three-quarters of the total U.S. crop.

Utilization of the 1975 Crop

Last year the apple industry was faced with a record crop, high processor inventories, low pro­cessor demand, and sharply lower prices for pro­cessing apples. Consequently, total fresh apple use increased nearly 20 percent over 1974. In addition, the share of the apple crop used fresh increased from 56 percent for the 1974 utilized crop to 62 per­cent.

Although the share of the 1975 crop remained stable for apples used in making juice and cider, as well as for both frozen and dried uses, these were more than offset by a significant drop in apples used for canning. Apples used for canning accounted for 15 percent of the 1975 crop, down from 19 percent in 1974. Data on production and utilization for the U.S. apple crop are presented in table 11 for the 1971-1975 crop years.

Exports Decline Slightly

Fresh apple exports during the 1975176 season (ending June 30) declined 4 percent from the pre­vious year's high level to 225 million pounds. This represented about 3 percent of our 1975 utilized apple crop. Larger 1975 apple crops in Canada and Western Europe caused U.S. exports to these areas to be down sharply this past season. Canada received about two-fifths of the total exports com­pared with 54 percent during 1974175. These declines were nearly offset by sharp increases in

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U.S. exports to markets in the Far East and Latin America. Exports during 1976177 are expected to be moderately below the level recorded this past season since our apple crop will be down substan­tially.

During the first half of 1976, U.S. imports of fresh apples totaled about 90 million pounds, two­thirds more than a year earlier. Substantial increases were indicated from South Africa, New Zealand, and Canada.

Market Outlook

The U.S. season average price received by apple growers for the 1975 crop was 6.4 cents per pound, down from 8.4 cents the year before. The drop in estimated grower price for processing apples, from $95.90 per ton in 1974 to $55.30 in 1975, reflected weak processor demand and substantially larger supplies. Season average prices for processed apples by type of use in principal States is reported in table 14 for the past three seasons. U.S. grower prices for fresh apples averaged 8. 7 cents per pound, 22 percent below 1974.

This season, processor inventories are in better shape than a year ago, and processor demand will be strong. Combined with the substantially smaller crop, particularly in the major processing Eastern and Central States, grower prices will be much higher. Wholesale prices for apple products have advanced in recent months in anticipation of the smaller crop, and these increases will be reflected at the retail level in the near future.

The fresh apple market will be dominated by the large apple crop in the West. Prices this fall are expected to average well above last year's level, with a smaller fresh supply available from Eastern and Central areas this year combined with strong processor demand. Although supplies from the West will be large, the market is expected to remain strong later in the season since total U.S. supplies of fresh apples will be down considerably.

Grapes

Record Crop Expected

Because of increasing acreage and generally good growing conditions, the initial U.S. forecast of the 1976 grape crop is a record 4.6 million tons. This is 7 percent more than last season, one-tenth above the 1974 crop, and 6 percent above the pre­vious record set in 1965.

California's estimated crop of 4.2 million tons is up 8 percent from last year. Output of raisin grape varieties, produced solely in California and accounting for 55 percent of the State's total grape crop, is forecast 5 percent above last year. Produc­tion of wine varieties in California, at 1.45 million

tons, is 12 percent higher than in 1975. 'Estimated table grape production is 13 percent above last sea­son.

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Production in other major grape processing States, including New York, Michigan, Pennsyl­vania, Ohio, and Washington, represents almost a tenth of the U.S. total, and is forecast 1 percent below last year. Most of these grapes are Concords, which are used primarily for canned juice and frozen concentrate. Due to spring freeze damage, Michigan's crop was down about three-fourths from last year. But gains in production in each of the other four States will be virtually offsetting. New York growers expect to harvest 185,000 tons, about one-fifth more than last year's small crop (table 16).

Market Outlook

Shipments of fresh grapes from Califomia through mid-August were running substantially higher than a year earlier when the season was 2 weeks behind normal. Supplies of fresh table grapes will be larger this season because of the larger crop in California and because the market for competitive uses of table varieties is not expected to be strong.

The quantity of grapes crushed for wine in Cali­fornia is likely to increase this season in view of the larger output of wine varieties and the slight increase in shipments of California wines for the first 4 months of 1976. In addition, wine inven­tories in California as of April 30, 1976, were reported at nearly 333 million gallons, 1 percent below a year earlier. Also, winery buying of raisin varieties, primarily Thompson Seedless, has been more active early this season with prices higher than a year ago.

Although domestic and foreign shipments are up considerably during 1975176, the raisin carry­over into the 1976/77 season will be substantially

larger because of the big 1975 pack. Thus, with another large raisin pack in prospect this year, supplies will be large for the 1976/77 season. Cur­rently, the California raisin price for the 1976 crop has not been established. Since not all raisin grapes are dried, the price outlook depends largely on production and just how much the wine industry will absorb. The upswing in economic activity is an important factor affecting wine con­sumption and, in tum, winery demand. If the winery demand for raisin varieties remains strong, it will reduce the downward pressure on grower prices resulting from the larger crop and raisin stocks on hand. In addition, both domestic and for­eign demand for raisins is expected to continue strong. Turkey, a major foreign producer, is report­edly expecting 1976 production to be below normal.

Peaches

Crop Moderately larger

U.S. production of peaches is forecast at about 2.9 billion pounds, 5 percent more than utilized in 1975 and 2 percent above 1974. The August 1 fore­cast for California's clingstone peaches was reduced 12 percent from July to 1.4 billion pounds, reflecting abandoned fruit as a result of the Cali­fornia cannery workers' strike in July and delivery quotas imposed immediately following the strike.

U.S. PEACH PRODUCTION AND PRICES* B1L. LB. CENTS PER LB.

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Excluding California clingstones, the crop was forecast at about 1.5 billion pounds, 11 percent above last season. Most of these peaches are sold fresh. Supplies were sharply larger in 9 Southem States, particularly Georgia, and the Califomia freestone crop was forecast 21 percent above last season. Later producing States did not fare as well with production off substantially, particularly in the Appalachian area, New York, and Michigan (table 17).

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Prices Down From Year Ago

With this pattern of production, early prices for fresh use were significantly lower than last season. However, since supplies in the more northerly States are smaller, the seasonal decline in average grower prices has not been as pronounced as a year ago. In June, the average U.S. grower price for fresh use was 14.3 cents per pound, compared with 22.5 cents a year earlier. In August, prices stood at 14.5 cents, slightly above the 14.3 cents in August 1975. Because of the smaller supplies expected from some of the late States, prices are expected to rise in September.

As a result of large supplies and slow move­ment, canner stocks of clingstone peaches at the beginning of this pack year (June 1) were at the highest level in the last 5 years-6.3 million cases (24-2lfz's). Although the pack will be smaller than a year ago, total supplies will not be significantly below last year's 30 million cases. Negotiations for the 1976 clingstone peach field price have been concluded. Based on historic off-grade percentages, a base price of $115 per ton is anticipated for deliv­eries of less than 600,000 tons of delivered fruit, compared with a base grower price of $128.50 per ton last year.

In addition, the California Freestone Peach Association and canners have agreed on a field price of $95 per ton, roadside, for Fay Elbertas, the principal canning freestone variety. This price is based on a 5-percent variable tolerance and 2 3/8-inch minimum size. This agreement represents a $5 decrease from last season.

Pears

Total Pear Supplies Slightly Larger

Pear production in the United States is forecast at 763,800 tons, 3 percent above last year's ton­nage. Bartlett pear production for the 3 Pacific Coast States-at 545,000 tons-is up 8 percent from a year ago, the largest ever. California expects a substantially larger crop, more than offsetting lower production in Oregon and Washington. Most Bartletts are used for canning, with 71 percent of last season's crop used this way.

The production of fall and winter pears in Wash­ington and Oregon is expected to total 181,000 tons, 3 percent more than in 1975. The substan­tially larger production in Oregon more than off­sets the 6-percen t decline forecast for Washington. These pears are mostly destined for storage and are the principal supplies for the fresh market during winter and spring. Most of the remaining U.S. pear production is centered in Michigan and New York where sharply reduced crops are in pros­pect (table 18).

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U.S. PEARS: CHANGES IN

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low Early Season Prices

California's harvest of Bartlett pears got underway in mid-July. Because of the California cannery strike, large quantities of fruit harvested during July were diverted to the fresh market. Through mid-August, fresh shipments from Cali­fornia were running considerably ahead of last year's pace, with f.o.b. prices sharply below a year earlier. With cold storage holdings of fresh Bar­tletts up sharply, f.o.b. prices are likely to hold moderately lower.

Grower returns for canning pears are also lower this season because of the larger crop and rela­tively large carryover stocks of canned pears. Growers and canners in California have agreed to a field price of $105 per ton for No. 1 grade Bar­tletts, compared with $125 last year. The Wash­ington-Oregon Canning Pear Association reported the cannery price for No. 1 Bartletts, 21/.t-inch and larger, at $107.50 per ton, this is $12.50 below last season.

Cranberries

The first forecast of the Nation's 1976 cranberry production is 9 percent above last year's crop, 1 percent above 1974, and the second largest on record. Expected increases in Massachusetts and

Table 5-·Cranberries: Production in principal States, 1974,1975, and indicated 1976

State 1974 1975 1976

1,000 barrels 1

1,000 barrels 1

1,000 barrels 1

Massachusetts ..... 932 785 950 New Jersey .....•. 250 221 220 Wisconsin ........ 870 837 860 washington 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 92 135 132 Oregon .......... 92 97 95

5 States 0 •••• 0 •• 2,236 2,075 2,25 7

1 Each barrel! weights 100 lbs.

Wisconsin will easily offset small reductions fore­cast in New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington.

Much of the increase in production will come from Massachusetts which expects 950,000 barrels (100 lbs. each), 21 percent more than a year ago. Little frost damage occurred this spring, and warm temperatures in late May and June led to an early, heavy bloom. Fruit set was good, and berry size is larger than normal and presently coloring well.

Last season, about 15 percent of the cranberry output was lost due to shrinkage (dehydration and berry breakdown after delivery). Fresh use con­tinued to decline, accounting for 15 percent of last year's crop, and the remaining 70 percent was pro­cessed. The U.S. average grower price (at first delivery point) for the 1975 crop was $12.60 per barrel compared with $10.60 in 1974.

Strawberries

Grower Prices Averaging Higher

Although U.S. strawberry production in major producing areas was forecast moderately larger this season, grower prices are averaging much higher than during 1975. The sharply reduced sup­plies from Mexico are responsible for the increased grower returns. California shipments of fresh strawberries through mid-August were slightly larger than a year ago, while deliveries to pro­cessors have been nearly one-third higher.

U.S. grower prices for fresh strawberries during August averaged 40.6 cents per pound compared with 33.9 cents for the same month a year ago. In California, grower prices for processing berries opened at 24 cents per pound, stemmed and deliv-

ered to processing plant or receiving station, but as the season progressed prices advanced to 25 cents. Last season, the field price opened at 20 cents and dropped to 18 cents during that season.

Despite the larger domestic pack, total supplies of frozen strawberries during 1976177 will be lower than in 1975/76 because of reduced Mexican imports and consequently low stocks on hand at the beginning of the 1976177 season. Because of the anticipated smaller supply, current indications point to advancing prices at all levels during 1976/ 77.

Avocados

Increasing Production Potential

U.S. production of avocados in 1975176 totaled 82,000 tons, about one-third less than the 126,300 tons produced in 1974175, but 12 percent more than 1973174. The reduction in output was due to a sharp drop in California production. Although Florida recorded an increase, a smaller crop nationally led to sharply higher grower prices, particularly in California. The total value of the 1975176 U.S. avocado crop was estimated at $67.6 million, up 19 percent frorp the year before.

As indicated in table 6, there are annual fluctu­ations in California avocado production as a result of alternate year-bearing phenomenon. If the cur­rent bearing pattern remains unchanged, 1976/77 will be an "on" year and production will be sub­stantially higher than in 1975/76. The California avocado industry is now in its second expansion period. California had 39,600 acres during 1974175 (24,900 bearing), compared with 24,900 (19,000

Table 6-Avocados: Acreage, production, yield per acre: 1970/71-1975/76 seasons

California: 1970/71 1971/72 1972/7 3 1973/74

Season 1

1974/75 .......•....... 1975/762

Florida: 1970/71 .............. . 1971/72 .............. . 1972/73 .............. . 1973/74 .............. . 1974/75 .............. . 1975/76 2 ••••••••••••••

Bearing I 1,000

19.0 19.6 20.0 20.7 24.9 27.6

5.3 5.4 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.4

Acreage l Non-bearing I Total -I

1,000 1,000

5.9 24.9 6.0 25.6 8.0 28.0

10.9 31.6 14.7 39.6 N.A.

N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.

1 Season for California November 1- October 31; for Florida late June- February.' Preliminary.

Source: California and Florida Crop and Livestock Reporting Service.

I Yield per

Production bearing acre

1,000 tons Tons

64.6 3.40 26.0 1.32 70.4 3.52 53.0 2.56

104.4 4.19 53.0 1.92

18.8 3.54 19.3 3.57 18.8 3.35 20.3 3.50 21.9 3.53 29.0 4.53

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bearing) in 1970/71. Acreage in Florida is also increasing. As of January 1, 1976, there were 7,881 acres of which 29 percent was less than 5 years of age. Given the rate of new plantings in recent years, higher levels of bearing acreage and U.S. production are projected for the next several years.

Nectarines. Plums, and Prunes

The 1976 California nectarine crop was forecast 13 percent above last year. With the larger crop, shipments of nectarines have been running sharply ahead of last year's pace with f.o.b. prices moderately to substantially lower. However, prices have firmed recently and in mid-August the ship­ping point price of nectarines (size 56-58, U.S. No. 1, various varieties) was reported at $4.55 per 2-layer lug, central and southern San Joaquin Val­ley, California, compared with $4.75 a year ago.

The plum crop in California is 5 percent smaller than 1975 utilized production. The quality of this year's fruit was good although smaller than expected. Even with shipments running moderately above last year's pace, prices have been substan­tially to sharply higher than a year ago. In mid­August, the shipping point prices for Casselman plums at central and southern San Joaquin Valley, California, were reported at $7.38 per 28-pound car­ton, 23 percent above year-earlier levels.

The 1976 prune and plum crop in Michigan, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington was forecast at

66,000 tons, down 5 percent from last year's utlized tonnage. Production prospects are lower in Michigan and Washington, but higher in Idaho and Oregon. Opening prices for fresh prunes in Yakima Valley, Washington, in early August were considerably higher than a year ago, but are expected to decline with increasing volume.

California dried prune production was forecast 7 percent above the 150,000 tons utilized last year. Domestic shipments of dried prunes during 1975/ 76 were sharply higher than the low level of 1974/ 75, and exports were at the highest level in many years. Thus, despite the substantially larger sup­plies during 1975176, the August 1 carryover of dried prunes was sharply smaller than a year ear­lier. Consequently, the total supply of dried prunes for the 1976177 marketing season will be mod­erately less. The Prune Administrative Committee has recommended that none of the 1976 market­able prune crop in California be set aside as reserve.

Wholesale prices of dried prunes were below year-earlier levels until June, when they advanced to levels slightly above a year ago. In July, whole­sale prices of dried prunes were reported at $9.06 per case (24-lb.) compared with $8.58 a year ago. Prices are likely to remain higher because of the smaller supplies and continued strong demand expected during 1976177.

FRESH CITRUS

Major World Producers Set New Citrus

Record in 1975/76

USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service reported citrus production in 23 leading countries-which account for 80 to 85 percent of world output-at a record 37.6 million metric tons, 3 percent above the previous record of 1974/75. The increase was due to larger output of grapefruit and oranges, while the lemon crop was moderately smaller.

Record citrus production appears likely in every major area of the world, except North America, where Mexico's overall production was hit by freezes. The United States, the leading citrus pro­ducting country, had a crop of 13.1 million metric tons and was followed by the Mediterranean region with 11.4 million tons, an increase of 2 percent from last season. In Japan, citrus output-mostly tangerines and oranges-is expected to be 4.2 mil­lion tons, 7 percent larger than last season. A record output in Brazil (State of Sao Paulo only) of 4.4 million tons and in Argentina of 1.7 million

10 TFS-200, SEPTEMBER 1976

tons is expected to push Southern Hemisphere pro­duction to 7.4 million tons-8 percent above last year's record high.

The orange crop (including tangerines) in the 23 leading countries, was estimated at a record 31.3 million metric tons during 1975/76, 3 percent above 1974/75's record crop. Favorable weather and higher yields in Florida during 1975176 resulted in a record 9.9 million metric tons, up 2 percent from last season. Additional bearing acreage in Brazil resulted in a record 4.4 million metric tons, almost a tenth larger than a year ago.

In the Mediterranean region, production was up slightly. Major declines in Israel and Italy were offset by increases in Morocco, Egypt, Spain, and Greece.

Grapefruit production is expected to reach a record 3.6 million tons in 1975176, 13 percent larger than last season. The U.S. crop, which accounts for 70 percent of the world total, is responsible for most of the increase. Production in the Mediterranean area was up moderately due mainly

to a record Israel crop. Argentina also setting a new record for production, continued its upward trend.

In contrast, lemon production is projected at 2.7 million tons in 1975/76, 9 percent less than last season but still the second highest on record. The reduction was mainly the result of a 39-percent decrease in U.S. production from the record high 1974175 harvest. Lemon production again increased in the Mediterranean area, led by a 66-percent jump in Sp.ain. Output in Italy and Greece was slightly above last season's large crops.

Oranges

Remaining Supplies of California-Arizona Valencias Moderately larger

Even though the 1975/76 California-Arizona Valencia crop was estimated 15 percent below a year ago, remaining supplies-which will provide the bulk of fresh sales for the remainder of the sea­son-were 15 percent above last season in mid­August. Fresh domestic shipments of California­Arizona V alencias so far this season have been three-fifths of last season's quantity, while pro­cessing use has been down over one-fifth from year-earlier levels. Fresh export shipments were also substantially behind last year's volume. So far this season, fresh uses have accounted for 56 per­cent of the total crop compared with 60 percent a year ago. However, even with a larger quantity of V alencias remaining for harvest, a smaller propor­tion of California-Arizona Valencia is likely to be used for fresh market during the 1975/76 season.

Lower California-Arizona Valencia Prices

Despite a smaller California-Arizona Valencia crop, f.o.b. prices for fresh shipment have averaged

U.S. ORANGE PRICES

CENTS/DOZ.

120

96

72 f.O.B. PACKED fRESH (OOL.l

2 ~ m • ~ a m • ~ a m B

1971: 1975 1976

liSOO t£Q.ERS 0927-76t09J

moderately to substantially below year-earlier lev­els. However, f.o.b. prices have strengthened in recent weeks to levels slightly above a year ago. Weaker demand, resulting from large supplies of other fruit, was chiefly responsible for the lower prices. In view of the larger remaining supplies of Valencia oranges, prices are not likely to average above year-earlier levels for the remainder of this season.

R~tail prices of fresh oranges have been slightly to moderately lower than a year ago since Febru­ary. In July, BLS reported retail prices for oranges averaged $1.15 a dozen compared with $1.19 last year. Prices are expected to advance seasonally but will not reach last year's high levels through the balance of this season.

Lower Exports and Imports

U.S. exports of fresh oranges and tangerines from November 1975 through JUly 1976 totaled 819 million pounds, down 6 percent from a year earlier. A sharp decrease in shipments to Europe was chiefly responsible. Canada, the largest customer for our oranges, decreased its imports only slightly, while U.S. shipments to the rest of the world declined about a tenth from last year.

Imports of fresh oranges during the first 7 months of 1976 amounted to 10.9 million pounds, about half of last year's volume. The decreases were reported from both Israel and Mexico, the two major U.S. suppliers.

Grapefruit

Summer Supplies Ught

Most remaining supplies of 1975/76 grapefruit are from Southern California. They will provide the bulk of fresh sales until the harvest of new season Florida grapefruit in September. This sea­son's Southern California grapefruit crop was mod­erately smaller than a year earlier. Thus, supplies of grapefruit for late summer marketing will be less than a year ago. In addition, with large sup­plies of competing noncitrus fruits, a large propor­tion of grapefruit could be used for processing out­lets.

Prices Stay Low

As the 1975/76 grapefruit harvest nears com­pletion, U.S. on-tree returns to growers for grape­fruit for all uses have advanced seasonally. In August, returns were $2.19 a box, up from $1.10 in July but still substantially below a year earlier. However, even with light supplies for summer mar­ketings, grapefruit prices are not expected to rise above last year's high levels during the remainder

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of the season since demand is traditionally weak during the summer.

Likewise, retail prices of fresh grapefruit have been below a year earlier since last February, but they have advanced seasonally during the last few months. In July, BLS reported retail prices aver­aged 23.4 cents each, a tenth below a year earlier. In view of the limited remaining supply, retail prices of fresh grapefruit are expected to continue upward until the new season gets underway in Florida. However, prices at retail are not expected to reach the high levels attained a year ago.

Exports Strong

Fresh grapefruit exports during the 11 months ending July 1976 totaled 7. 7 million 80-pound boxes, up one-fourth from last season. A doubling. of shipments to Western Europe, our second largest market, were chiefly responsible. Exports to Japan, our leading customer, were up 7 percent and accounted for about half of the total exports. Cana­da's share remained about the same as last year at 22 percent, while its imports from the United States increased nearly one-fifth.

Lemons

The 1975176 California-Arizona lemon crop is now estimated at 18.2 million boxes, 38 percent below last year's record crop. The harvest was fin­ished by August 1. Domestic shipments of fresh lemons were near year-earlier levels, while lemons for processing use were sharply below last season's large pack. Our 1975176 exports also declined mod­erately, due primarily to reduced shipments to Europe as a result of larger competing supplies from Italy and Spain. However, foreign demand for our lemons has increased substantially in recent months.

On-tree returns to growers for fresh lemons were substantially above a year earlier through May in response to the smaller crop. In August, returns were $4.80 a box compared with $7.45 a year ago. However, grower returns for the 1975/76 season will average much higher than year-earlier levels. Lemon prices are likely to remain relatively low because shipments of the 1976/77 lemon crop have already gotten underway. Although the official USDA 1976177 crop estimate is not due until Octo­ber 12, industry reports indicate a substantially larger lemon crop in prospect.

PROCESSED CITRUS

The total U.S. 1975/76 pack of processed citrus will be larger than last season as the increase in Florida and Texas will more than offset the decrease in California-Arizona. As a result of the record orange and grapefruit crops, output of most processed citrus items in Florida was moderately larger than ·a year ago. Texas packed nearly 7.1 million cases (24/303) of canned citrus products compared with 4.6 million last season. In contrast, less processing use of California-Arizona citrus has been reported so far this season, reflecting the sub­stantially smaller orange and lemon crops.

Frozen Concentrates

Florida's 1975176 pack of frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) was about 186.2 million gal­lons, moderately above a year earlier. Reflecting the upward adjustment of 4. 7 million gallons to the beginning stocks, packers' supplies of FCOJ (in­cluding imports) this season could range between 245 and 250 million gallons, moderately larger than last season. Movement so far this season has been slightly behind last season's pace due probably to higher prices. In order to spur con­sumer buying, the f.o.b. price of Florida FCOJ at processing plants was reduced in mid-July to $2.00 from $2.20 per dozen 6-ounce cans (unadvertised

12 TFS-200, SEPTEMBER 1976

brand). In late August, the effective selling price was further reduced to $1. 75, the lowest level since October 1974. Consequently, the recent weekly rate of movement from packers has improved. However, it still appears that carryover of FCOJ at the end of the current season will be slightly above year­earlier levels. The industry currently estimates car­ryover stocks could be 54 million gallons.

The BLS average retail price of FCOJ has been steady this year and in July was 29.2 cents a 6-ounce can, moderately higher than a year ago. In view of the slackening movement and larger stocks on hand, retail prices are likely to remain rela­tively steady until the new crop estimates become available in October. Current citrus conditions in Florida are good to excellent with fruit growth indi­cating another large crop in prospect.

U.S. exports of FCOJ continue strong, totaling 11.3 million gallons during the first 9 months (No­vember through July) of the 1975176 season, one­fifth above last season. The increase was primarily attributed to sharply larger shipments to the six original EC countries. The continued general eco­nomic improvement in that region could further spur our exports. Exports to Canada, which accounted for one-half of the total, rose only mod­erately.

Reflecting the record crop, the 1975176 pack of frozen concentrated grapefruit juice reached 9.3 million gallons (excluding reprocessed gallonage), substantially above a year ago. Movement so far this season is running sharply ahead of last sea­son's pace. Consequently, the stocks on hand at mid-August were moderately below year-earlier lev­els.

Chilled Products

In response to continued strong demand, Flor­ida's 1975176 output of chilled orange juice to mid­August totaled 164.3 million gallons (excluding sin­gle-strength reprocessed), 12 percent above last sea­son. Total pack for the 1975/76 season is expected to set a new record.

Total domestic movement of chilled orange juice through mid-August was a tenth above a year ago. Foreign demand also continues strong as our

FLORIDA PACKS OF

CHILLED CITRUS JUICE MIL. GAL.--------T-ot-al--------,

200 f--------~ Grapefruit ---~-""" I orange

t~r--------------

'67/68 '69/70 '71/72 '73/74 '75/76 SEASON BEGINNING OCTOBER

/ .. II 11/Jf I"AI' IIU/\1 flU!>>< 1111111 .Vo/J IF:fJ,'INr()r,~('JII,.,/1

*FSTI\1Ari8A\I/I{~'JI'A/I THI.'IIII/oHI0/'•1 \U~Ho/ •,QN•IJ-o-,,1•

exports so far this season were up one-fifth from last season. For the first 10 months of the 1975176 season (October 1975-July 1976), retail prices of chilled orange juice averaged 54.8 cents per quart compared with 52.5 cents during the same period a year ago.

With the record Florida grapefruit crop, the cur­rent season's pack of chilled grapefruit juice will also reach a record level. As of mid-August, 22.5 million gallons of chilled grapefruit juice (ex­cluding single-strength reprocessed tonnage) was packed, almost one-fifth more than a year ago. Movement has been strong, up almost 3 million gallons from last year, but because of the larger pack, stocks on hand as of mid-August were 16 per­cent larger.

C.anned Products

The total pack of canned citrus products in Florida for the 1975176 season amounted to 32.8 million cases (24-2's), moderately above last sea­son. The substantial increase in canned grapefruit juice was chiefly responsible. Movement so far this season has lagged behind last season's pace in response to higher prices. The current list f.o.b. Florida cannery prices of single-strength canned orange juice (unsweetened) have been steady at $5.20 per case (dozen-46 ounce) compared with $4.75 to $4.90 last season. In spite of slower move­ment, canned single-strength grapefruit juice f.o.b. prices rose twice since April, and now at $4.65 per case (dozen-46 ounce) is slightly above a year ago. The larger pack and lagging movement have resulted in stocks on hand as of mid-August slightly larger than a year earlier.

TREE NUTS

Almonds

The final 1976 California almond forecast at 235,000 tons (in-shell basis), is nearly one-half above 1975 and one-fifth more than the previous record 1974 crop. This year's crop is expected to yield 280 million pounds of nut meats. Nut size is somewhat smaller than last year due to the large set.

The continued increase in almond output largely reflects a steady upward trend in bearing acreage. California almond bearing acreage has increased from 89,118 acres in 1960 to an estimated 259,230 acres in 1976. The historical trends for bearing acreage, production, and derived yield per acre for California almonds from 1960 to 1976 are shown in the following chart.

Table 7-Tree nuts: Production, 1974, 1975, and indicated 1976

Crop and State

Almonds: California

Walnuts, English: California ••••••••• Oregon ••••••••.••

2 States ••••.•••.

1974

Tons

189,000

155,000 1,500

156,500

Tons

160,000

198,000 1,300

199,300

1976

Tons

235,000

175,000 1,200

176,200

The total movement of shelled almonds during the 1975176 season (July-June) was a record 198 million pounds. This is almost one-fourth above 1974/75 and one-fifth above the previous record

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ALMONDS: ACREAGE, PRODUCTION, AND

YIELD, 1960-76*

%OF 1960-62 AVG.

500

400

300

100

---..,..-..,-,.-,::-.--..-~Bearing __ .,. acreage

··~~::,.~"·· ....... , ................ -······--...... .... -- ... -···· ..... ,. 'Yield per acre·-----;

OL-~-L~--~_L_L~L_i__L~--L-~-L~--L-~~~

1960 '62 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76

*sA SED ON DATA OF THE CAliFORNIA CROP AND LIVESTOCK REPORTING SERI'ICE

USDA

high set in 1970171. Although exports exceeded last season's record, domestic movement rose sub­stantially and almost matched the record 75.5 mil­lion pounds of 1970/71 and 1971172. Demand for California almonds is expected to continue strong during 1976/77.

Although foreign production is estimated record large for 1976, our almond exports are not likely to slacken significantly with improving economic con­ditions abroad. In addition, the high-quality Cali­fornia almonds are making inroads into new mar­kets as well as finding additional appeal in their traditional outlets.

In response to substantially larger supplies, average prices received by almond growers for the 1975 crop were $740 per ton, almost one-fifth lower than the year before. Even with a sharply smaller carryover stock into the 1976/77 season, total sup­plies of almonds are still expected to be substan­tially above a year ago. Opening prices are mod­erately lower this year but further decline is not expected if movement continues strong.

Walnuts

The 1976 walnut crop is estimated at 176,200 tons, 12 percent below last season's record crop but still 13 percent above 1974. California production at 175,000 tons is 12 percent smaller than last year and the Oregon crop is down 8 percent.

According to the Walnut Control Board, in-shell walnut shipments during the 1975/76 season amounted to 144 million pounds, up a third from the previous season. Exports, which accounted for

14 TFS-~00, SEPTEMBER 1976

NEG ERS 2557-76 (B)

Table 8- Tree nuts in cold storage, June 30

Kinds 1974 1976

1\Jll/inn illlillion Mill1on ])Ounds pounds pounds

Almonds: I n-s11ell 0.9 .8 1.2 Nutn1eats ..... 24.4 71.1 46.8

Walnuts:

In-shell ...... 50.5 43.3 22.9 ,Nutmeats .... _ 21.0 26,4 24.7

F ilbcrtso In-shell ...... Ll .8 .G Nutmeats. 2.6 .9 .2

Pecans: I n-stlell ...... 57.8 10.7 46.3 Nutrneats ..... 23.9 19.2 ;?1,9

Other tree nuts: , I n-sl1ell ...... 9.4 9.0 7.7

Nutmeats ....• 12.9 7.7 7.7

Total, ln-sl1e11 . ..... 119.7 64.6 78.7 Nutmeats ..... 84.8 125.3 101.3

Sourceo Statistical Reporttng Service Cold Storage Reports.

55 percent of total shipments, increased three-fif­ths, while shipments to the domestic markets were up a tenth. In contrast, shipments of shelled wal­nuts, which are mostly utilized domestically, were up almost one-third from the 1974175 season.

In response to strong demand, prices received by walnut growers averaged $456 per ton for the 1975 crop, moderately above 1974. New crop prices have

not yet been established. A reduced inventory plus the forecast of a shorter crop is expected to keep grower prices above year-earlier levels. In addition, a shortage of Brazil nuts which compete with wal­nuts for mixers could also strengthen walnut prices.

Other Tree Nuts

The first forecast of the 1976 filbert and pecan crops in the U.S. will be released in the September 10 issue of the Crop Production report. However, the alternate year bearing phenomenon of pecans indicates 1976 will be an "off' year for output.

Foreign commercial filbert production during 1976 is currently forecast at 390,000 tons (in-shell basis), down 4 percent from last year. The slight decrease in output is attributed to the anticipated 16 percent drop in production in Turkey. Italy and Spain producers expect substantial gains in output during 1976.

Brazil nut production in 1976 is estimated about two-fifths below 1975, therefore our imports could be down substantially this season in response to the tight supply situation. In addition, our imports of cashews are also expected to drop because of limited supplies available from India.

Per Capita Tree Nut Consumption

Per capita consumption of tree nuts in the U.S. increased to 1.9 pounds during the 1975176 crop year from 1.6 the year before. Increases were recorded for all tree nuts except pecans. Con­sumption of walnuts reached a new high during 1975176 at .53 pounds per person. Macadamia nuts also set a record. Imported tree nuts showed a sharp increase, particularly cashews, Brazil nuts and pistachios.

Detailed data regarding per capita tree nut con­sumption are presented in the following table.

Table 9-Tree nuts (shelled basis): Per capita consumption, crop year, average 1950-54 and 1955-59, and 1960-75 1

Crop year~ Almonds

Pounds Pounds

1950-54 average 0.27 0.07 1955-59 average .23 .07

1960 .30 .07 1961 .28 .07 1962 .27 .05 1963 .22 .05 1964 .27 .05 1965 .28 .06 1966 .30 .07 1967 .31 .07 1968 .33 .07 1969 .31 .05

1970 .31 .06 1971 .35 .06 1972 .37 .07 1973 .26 .10 1974 .27 .05 1975 4 .35 .08

Pounds

0.37 .33

.36

.44

.27

.45

.43

.52

.41

.40

.39

.42

.37

.38

.38

.36

.35

.34

Pounds

0.40 .34

.32

.30

.32

.32

.32

.32

.35

.35

.30

.34

.37

.43

.40

.45

.45

.53

Pounds

0.004 .006 .008 .010 .012 .013 .013 .012 .016 .015

.020

.021

.019

.017

.023

.026

Total

Pounds Pounds

0.53 1.6 .55 1.5

.52 1.6

.53 1.6

.56 1.5

.56 1.6

.54 1.6

.54 1.7

.53 1.7

.58 1.7

.67 1.8

.57 1.7

.59 1.7

.61 1.8

.72 2.0

.58 1.8

.45 1.6

.61 1.9

1 Civilian consumptron only. Beginning 1959, includes Alaska and Hawaii. 1 Beginning year indicated. 3 Jncludes the following nuts: Brazrl, pignolla, Pistachios, chestnuts, cas~1ews, and miscellaneous. 4 Preliminary.

Note, See September 1970 (TFS-176) Fruit Situation for data prior to 1950.

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Table 10-Total noncitrus fruit: Production and utilization, United States, crops of 1960-75 1

Utilization of sales

Year Production 2 Fresh Processed

Quantity

1,000 tons 1,000 tons

1960 ............ 3 9,294 3,663 1961 ............ J 10,014 3,862 1962 ............ 10,041 3,845 1963 ............ 10,185 3,669 1964 ............ 10,82 7 3,708

1965 ............ 11,095 3,658 1966 •••••••• 0 ••• 10,452 3,626 1967 ••••• 0 •••• 0. 8,979 3,204 1968 ............ 10,222 3,568 1969 ............ 11,418 3,883

1970 ............ 10,088 3,541 1971 ............ 10,742 3,579 1972 ............ 8,613 3,267 1973 ••• 0 •••••••• 11,184 3,396 1974 ............ 11,429 3,576

1975 4 ••••••• 0 ••• 12,060 4,012

'Apples (commercial crop), apricots, avocados, cl1erries (tart and sweet), cranberries, dates, figs, grapes, nectarines, olives, peaches, pears, persimmons, plums, pomegranates, prunes, and strawberries. 2 Having value. Production includes culls and cannery diversion of clingstone peaches not sold. 1 Jncludes the

I Percentage Quantity I Percentage

Percent 1,000 tons Pe>·cent

39.4 5,628 60.6 38.6 6,146 61.4 38.3 6,196 61.7 36.0 6,516 64,9 34.2 7,043 65.1

33.0 7,348 66.2 34.7 6,741 64.5 35.7 5,697 63.4 34.9 6,568 64.3 34.0 7,421 65.0

35.1 6,449 63.9 33.3 7,102 66.1 37.9 5,286 61.4 30.4 7,479 66.9 31.3 7,531 65.9

33.3 7,496 62.2

following amounts of era nberries for which indeminity payment was received (000 tons): 196G-3; 1961-6. 4 Preliminary.

Data prepared from noncitrus fruit production and utilization reports, SRS, USDA.

Table 11-Production and utilization of apples, avocados, and cranberries, United States, crops of 1971-75

Production Utilization

Processed (fresh equivalent) Commodity and year

Canned I Ju~~~ea1nd I Frozen I Dried I Other 2 1 Processed 1

Total Utilized 1 Fresh

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

Apples:

1971 - - - - . - - - - - - - - - -1972.--------------

197 3 -- -- - --- - - - - - --1974------------.--1975 --- - - - - . --- - - - -

Avocados: 1

1971/72 1972(73 1973(74 1974(75 1975/76

Cranberries:~

1971 --------------­J 972 -.-------------197 3 - - - - . - - - - - - -- - -1974----.----------1975-------.-------

tons

3,185.6 2,940.6 3,119.2 3,268.0 3,753.4

45.3 89.2 73.3

126.3 82.0

113.2 103.9 105.0 111.8 103.8

tons tons

3,040.3 1,741.0 2,935.0 1,672.4 3,112.5 1,757.7 3,242.0 1,824.6 3,543.6 2,180.4

45.3 45.3 89.2 88.3 73.3 72.2

126.3 125.1 82.0 80.7

82.0 20.0 98.8 16.1

105.0 19.9 111.8 15.8 103.8 15.6

1 Some totals do not add due to rounding_ 2 Apples, includes vinegar, wine, Jam, fresh slices for pie making, etc. 3 Some

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tons ions tons

546.7 543.4 95.2 488.4 514.0 117.6 627.2 410.0 126.0 612.2 512.2 90.8 523.1 578.3 103.3

tons

47.1 J 73.3 127.4

98.6 113.8

tons

67.0 69.2 64.2

103.5 44.8

tons

1,299.4 1,262.6 1,354.8 1,417.3 1,363.2

.9 1.2 1.2 1.3

57.9 78.4 73.5 74.4 72.2

quantities processed are included with fresh to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 4 Utilized cranberries include shrinkage,

Table 12-Apples, commercial crop 1 : Production, and season average prices received by growers, 1974, 1975 and indicated 1976 production

Production Price per pound State and area

I I 19742 19752 1976 1974 I 1975

Million Million Million Cents Cents pounds pounds pounds

Eastern States: Maine ....... 0 ..... 0 ••• 0. 69.0 66.0 63.0 10.6 10.3 New Hampshire .......... 61.0 55.0 54.0 10.7 10.4 Vermont 0 ............... 38.0 33.0 38.0 10.4 10.3 Massachusetts •••• 0 0 ••••• 91.0 86.0 91.0 10.3 10.4 Rhode Island •••••• 0 0 •••• 4.0 4.2 4.2 11.5 11.4 Connecticut •• 0 ••••••••• 45.0 43.0 32.0 11.0 10.7 New York .............. 889.0 860.0 750.0 7.3 6.8 New Jersey 0 •• 0 ••••• 0 ••• 120.0 110.0 90.0 8.6 6.4 Pennsylvania • 0. 0 ........ 480.0 503.5 370.0 8.3 5.9 Delaware •••••• 0 •••••••• 12.5- 12.5 11.5 8.5 6.1 Maryland •••••••• 0 •••••• 65.0 79.0 62.0 9.2 7.0 Virginia •• 0 ••••• 0 ••••••• 378.4 395.0 185.0 8.4 5.0 West Virginia ............ 210.0 216.0 185.0 9.4 5.4 North Carolina •••••••• 0. 295.0 280.0 275.0 6.2 5.9 South Carolina •••• 0 ••••• 20.0 21.0 18.0 10.3 10.1 Georgia3

••••• 0 ••••••••• 22.0

Total 0. 0 •• 0 •• 0 ••••• 0. 2,777.9 2,764.2 2,250.7

Central States: Ohio .................. 132.0 152.0 100.0 11.2 9.6 Indiana ••• 0 •••••••••••• 38.2 76.0 30.0 10.2 8.1 Illinois ................. 79.0 112.0 90.0 10.7 7.6 Michigan •••••• 0 •••••••• 670.0 680.0 500.0 6.2 5.1 Wisconsin • 0 •••••• 0 0 •••• 60.0 64.0 56.0 10.0 9.4 Mil'lnesota ••••• 0 0 ••••••• 25.0 18.5 22.0 13.4 12.9 Iowa • 0 ••••••••••• . . . .. 10.8 9.3 6.0 14.5 10.2 Missouri •••••••••••••• 0 53.0 67.0 54.0 13.0 12.4 Kansas .............. ... 12.7 16.6 11.0 9.7 8.7 Kentucky ~ ............. 14.4 21.4 14.0 10.8 9.7 Tennessee ............. 7.0 10.0 8.5 10.4 10.6 Arkansas 0 •••••••••••••• 13.0 21.1 12.0 11.5 7.9

Total ....... 0 •• 0 •••••• 1,115.1 1,247.9 903.5

Western States: Idaho •••••• 0 •••••••••• 93.0 95.0 130.0 11.6 11.1 Colorado ............... 45.0 105.0 82.0 9.0 5.6 New Mexico 0 0 ••• 0 •••••• 5.0 11.0 25.0 9.8 12.5 Utah ••• 0 ••••• 0 •• 0 ••••• 37.0 44.0 40.0 9.4 6.3 Washington •••••• 0 •••••• 1,806.0 2,200.0 2,100.0 9.3 5.9 Oregon ................ 165.0 160.0 175.0 6.2 4.9 California •••• 0 •••• 0 •••• 440.0 460.0 480.0 7.1 5.8

Total 0 0. 0 0 0. 0 0 ••• 0 0. 0 2,591.0 3,075.0 3,032.0

United States •• 0 0 •• 0 •• 0 ••• 6,484.0 7,087.1 6,186.2 8.4 6.4

'In orchards of 100 or more bearing trees.' Excludes unharvested product ton and excess cullage_ 'Estimates not available prior to the 1976 crop.

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Table 13-Apples, commercial crop': Production by varieties, United States, 1974, 1975, and 1976

Variety 1974 19762

Million Million Million pounds pounds pounds

Cortland ............... . 145.3 145.1 109.0 Delicious .............. . 2,117.9 2,632.9 2,346.3 Golden Delicious ........ . 1,074.1 1,115.8 1,015.3 G ravenstein ............ . 85.2 91.0 92.0 Jonathan .............. . 355.3 434.7 313.8 Mel ntosh .............. . 709.2 677.5 480.5 Northern Spy ........... . 92.6 102.2 83.3

R. I. Greening ........... . 117.0 150.6 77.0 Rome Beauty ........... . 493.4 607.4 500.7 Stayman ............... . 247.1 278.6 175.3 Winesap ............... . 166.1 193.4 149.4 Yellow Newtown ........ . 138.0 141.5 158.0 York imperial ........... . 267.3 341.6 171.8

Other ................. . 524.9 594.6 513.8

Total' ............... . 6,533.4 7,506.9 6,186.2

1 commercial crops refer to the total production of apples in orchards of 100 or more bearing trees. Data include quantities of mature fruit not harvested and excess cullage of harvested fruit not included in data in table 12. 2 Indicated.

Table 14- Processed apples: Season average price per ton received by growers, by type of use, principal States, 1973-75

Use and State

Canning: California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Michigan ...................•.. New York .................... . Pennsylvania .................. . Virginia ..................... . washington ....•............... West Virginia ................ .

United States ....••...........

Juice and cider: California ................... . Michigan ......•........••....• New York .................. . Pennsylvania . . . . ............. . Virginia ..................... . Washington .•..................

United States ............•....

FroLen 1 :

Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. New York .................... .

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .

Dried': Washington ................... .

United States ................ .

1973

Dollars

119.00 175.00 149.00 145.00 131.00 124.00 140.00 140.00

92.80 117.00

96.20 84.20 89.20

100.00 95.90

206.00 15 7.00 172.00

102.00 106.00

1974

Dollars

125.00 12 7.00 120.00 134.00 123.00

94.30 125.00 123.00

96.00 46.00 66.00 62.00 66.00 62.50 64.80

110.00 125.00 121.00

94.80 99.80

1 California data included in other States to avo1d disclosure of individual operations.

Data from Statistical Reporting Serv1ce.

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1975

Dollars

79.00 64.00 53.40 56.00 46.80 60.10 46.80 57.50

71.00 42.00 36.40 46.00 32.00 55.20 49.20

70.00 56.60 73.10

57.30 64.60

Table 15-Apples, Yakima Valley, Washington: Monthly average prices per carton tray pack, extra fancy, t.o.b. shipping point, 1974/75 and 1975/76'

Red delicious Golden delicious Winesape

Mont11 Regular storage C.A. storage Regular storage C.A. storage Regular storage

1974/7511975/76 1 1974/7511975/76 1 1974/7511975/76 2 1974(7511975/76 2 1974(7511975/76 1

Dalla"' Dollar.• Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars Do/la>·s Dollars Dollars Dollars

August • 0 •••••••••••• ... ... ... .. - . -- . -- -.- --- . -. ---

September •••••• 0. 0 •• 8,22 7.75 . -. . -- 8.19 7.73 . . - --- --- ---October ............. 7.36 6.11 --- --- 6.91 6.13 -.- -.- -.- . --

November • 0 ••• 0 ••••• 7.46 5.79 --- --- 6.46 5.78 --- -.- 7.50 6.47 December •••••• 0 •• 0. 7.44 5.98 --- --- 6.10 6.02 . -- --- 7.50 6.72

January ............. 7.56 5.95 --- . -- 5.72 6.12 --- -- 7.50 6.56 February . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.89 6.69 --- --- 6.02 6.19 --- -- . 7.61 6.6] March ••••••••••••• 0 8.10 7.22 8.80 7.81 6.78 6.24 7.64 7.47 7.72 6.7] April ............... 8.47 6.92 9.27 7,74 7.30 6.38 8.60 7.49 7.35 6.61 May ...... - ......... 8.60 6.07 11.56 6.38 7.92 4.97 9.44 6.72 7.95 6,32 June ................ --- -.- 11.90 6.00 .. - --- 9.81 6.51 8.54 5.53 July ................ --- --- 14.21 8.13 --- --- 13.62 6.94 --- 5.41

1 Apples sizes 80's-125's. 2 Preliminary January through July 1976.

Agricultural Marketing Service.

Table 16-Grapes: Production and season average prices received by growers in principal States, 1974, 1975, and indicated 1976 production

Production Price per ton State

1974 1 I 1975 1 I 1976 1974 1975

Tons Tons Tabs Dollars Dollars

New York .............. . 177,000 153,000 185,000 219.00 202.00 New Jersey .............. . 1,000 1,500 1,200 245.00 188.00 Pennsylvania ............ . 53,000 48,000 54,000 198.00 163.00 Ohio ................... . 15,500 14,600 15,000 203.00 194.00 Michigan ............... . 47,500 55,000 12,000 184.00 122.00 Missouri ................ . 1,500 2,750 1,050 227.00 242.00 North Carolina ........... . 3,100 3,820 3,500 306.00 231.00 Georgia-south carolina .... . 4,900 4,800 5,600 251.00 208.00 Arkansas ............... . 8.000 10,500 6,500 187.00 208.00 Arizona ................ . 12,500 12,300 12,400 720..00 595.00 Washington 80,500 108,500 110,000 160.00 129.00

California: Wine ................. . 1,233,000 1,291,000 1,450,000 133.00 96.30 Table ................. . 586,000 399,000 450,000 131.00 191.00 Raisin .....•..••....... 1,968,000 2,196,000 2,300,000 128.00 124.00

Dried 2 ••••••••••••••• 241,500 285,000 602.00 607.00 Not dried ............ . 946,800 942,200 113.00 106.00 All ................. . 3,787,000 3,886,000 4,200,000 130.00 122.00

United States ............ . 4,191,500 4,300,420 4,606,25 0 138.00 127.00

1 Excludes unharvested production and excess cullage. 'Dried basis tons of raisins is equivalent to 4.33 tons of fresh grapes for 1974 and 4.40 for 1975.

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Table 17-Peaches: Utilized production and season average prices received by growers, 1974, 1975, and indicated 1976 production

Production I Price per pound State

Southern States: North Carolina ... . . . . . South Carol ina .......... Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . ..... Alabama .......... . . . . . Mississippi ...... . . . . . . . . Arkansas . . . . ......... . . Louisiana ...... . . . . . . . . Oklahoma .............. Texas . . . . . . .........

Total Southern States

California: Clingstone . . . . .......... Freestone ..... .... . . . . -

Total California ...... . .

Other States: Massachusetts . . ...... . .. Connecticut .......... . . New York . . ... . . . . . . .. New Jersey ............ Pennsylvania ..... . . . . . . . Ohio ......... . . . . . . . . . Indian a ........ . . . . . . . Illinois. ................ Michigan .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missouri .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas ................. Delaware ............. . . Maryland ............... Virginia .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Virginia .... .. . . . . . . Kentucky ..... . . . . . . . . Tennessee .............. Idaho ................ Colorado .... . . . . . . . . . . . Utah .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington ... . . . . . . . . . Oregon ..... . . -.-- ...

Total Other States .. . . .

United States ...... . . . . .

19741 I 1975 1 I Million Million pounds pounds

20.0 30.0 215.0 210.0

45.0 95.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.0

20.0 35.0 6.3 3.0

.1 6.8 18.0 16.0

340.4 409.8

1,608.0 1,440.0 452.0 389.0

2,060.0 1,829.0

3.0 5.3 4.2 5.4

16.0 17.0 91.0 90.0

120.0 110.0 14.0 20.0

2.0 10.0 3.5 27.0

70.0 55.0 3.0 23.0 3.0 11.0 1.2 3.2

19.4 23.0 32.0 32.0 23.0 28.0

5.0 16.5 4.0 8.7

10.0 10.5 13.7 16.0 16.0 16.0 27.3 39.6 11.0 12.0

492.3 579.2

2,892.7 2,818.0

1976 1 I Million pounds

15.0 265.0 210.0

15.0 15.0 42.0

6.5 7.0

23.0

598.5

1,420.0 470.0

1,890.0

3.0 4.0

11.0 75.0

105.0 12.0

4.0 20.0 35.0 25.0

6.0 1.5

13.0 15.0 17.0

9.0 8.0

12.0 14.0 17.0 35.0 15.0

456.5

2,945.0

1974

Cents

13.2 12.6 17.9 19.2 17.0 15.5 18.5 15.0 16.0

7.7 7.8

18.0 18.0 16.5 14.4 11.9 17.0 20.0 15.7 11.7 22.9 13.0 12.2 11.3 11.7 12.1 15.5 14.5 10.9 15.8 12.1

8.7 16.8

9.4

I 1975

Cents

17.5 16.2 23.8 22.7 19.0 13.7 20.5 13.9 22.0

7.5 10.0

20.0 20.0 16.3 15.7 12.3 17.7 17.8 14.0 13.4 15.6 13.5 10.1 12.5 12.5 11.4 14.0 13.5 11.6 17.0 13.4

9.1 17.1

10.9

1 Excludes unharvested production and excess cullaS~e except California clingstone which is over the scale tonnage and includes culls ond cannery diversions.

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Table 18-Pears: Utilized p~oduction and season average prices received by growers by States and Pacific coast, variety comparison, 1974, 1975, and indicated 1976 production

Production Price per ton 1

State

I I 19742 1975 2 1976 1974

Tons Tons Tons Dollars

Connecticut .............. 1,400 1,900 1,300 315.00 New York ............... 14,000 17,500 9,000 189.00 Pennsylvania ............. 3,200 3,400 3,200 233.00 Michigan ................ 10,500 15,000 4,000 160.00 Idaho •••• 0 •••••••••••••• 1,050 1.650 2,000 180.00 Colorado ................ 4,590 6,000 5,000 204.00 Utah .................... 3,200 4,100 5,300 202.00 Washington .............. 213,300 219,000 204,000 157:00 oregon .................. 175,000 170,000 177,000 154.00 California ................ 310,900 300,350 353,000 183.00

United States ........... 737,140 738,900 763,800 169.00

Pacific Coast:

washington: Barlett ............... 126,400 133,500 124,000 166.00 Other ................ 86,900 85,500 80,000 145.00

Total ................ 213,300 219,000 204,000

Oregon: Barlett ............... 72,000 79,000 76,000 172.00 Other ................ 103,000 91,000 101,000 142.00

Total •••••••••• 0 ••••• 175,000 170,000 177,000

California: Barlett ................ 297,000 294,000 345,000 184.00 Other ................ 13,900 6,350 8,000 157.00

Total ................ 310,900 300,350 353,000

3 States: Barlett ............... 495,400 506,500 545,000 178.00 Other ................ 203,800 182,850 189,000 144.00

Total ................ 699,200 689,350 734,000

1 All prices. 2 Excludes unharvested production and excess cullage.

Table 19-Prunes and plums: Production and season average prices received by growers in principal States, 1974, 1975, and indicated 1976 production

I

Production Price per ton 1

Crop and State 1974 I Tons

Prunes and plums:' Michigan .............. . 12,000 Idaho ................ . 6,100

,Washington ............ . 21,100 Oregon ............... . 28,000

Total 4 States ......... . 67,200

Dried prunes: 3

California ............. . 142,000

Plums: California 143,000

United States (fresh basis) ... 663,180

1975 l Tons

18,000 3,500

20,200 27,500

69,200

150,000

126,000

657,200

1976

Tons

12,000 5,000

20,000 29,000

66,000

160,000

120,000

1974

Dollm·s

175.00 266.00 122.00 150.00

440.00

274.00

I

1975

Dollars

290.00 145.00 110.00 140.00 193.00 153.00 147.00 137.00 147.00 149.00

145.00

l21.00 161.00

122.00 168.00

149.00 182.00

137.00 165.00

1975

Dollars

120.00 200.00 116.00 131.00

415.00

137.00

1 All price. 2 Mostly prunes, however, estimates include small quantities of plums in all States. Unharvested production and

excess cullage are excluded in 1973 and 1974. 3 1n California the drying ratio is 3.19:1 for 1974 and 3.06:1 for 1975.

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Table 20-U.S. exports of selected noncitrus fruits, fresh and canned, by destinations, 1971/72-1975/76 seasons

Europe

Item and season' Canada United

I Original

I I Kingdom EC 2 Other Total

1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

bushels 3 bushels 3 bushels 3 bushels 3 bushels 3

Fresh fruit: Apples:

1971/72 ........... 1,381 292 1 243 536

1972/73 ........... 1,347 374 203 517 1,094

1973/74 ........... 2,132 60 2 362 424

1974/75 ........... ,2,987 305 16 386 707

1975/76 ••••••• 0 ••• 2,185 222 1 325 548

Pears: 1971/72 0. 0 •••••• 0. 697 23 9 234 266

1972/73 •••••••••• 0 696 8 15 160 183

1973/74 ........... 1,001 12 82 291 385

197 4/75 ........... 879 2 33 172 207

1975/76 ••• 0 ••••••• 960 9 74 218 301

1, 000 equivalent cases 24 No. 2 112's

Canned fruit: Peaches:

1971/72 ••••• 0 ••••• 909 6 1,044 422 1,472

1972/73 • 0. 0 ••••••• 923 11 1,007 340 1,358

1973/74 ........... 970 100 905 487 1,492

1974/75 •• 0 •••••••• 1,250 18 338 375 731

1975/76 ........... 1,055 8 460 244 712

Fruit cocktail: 1971/72 ........... 745 73 339 370 782

1972/73 ••• 0. 0 ••••• 746 196 573 407 1,176

1973/74 0 •••••••••• 821 274 638 496 1,408

1974/75 ........... 921 97 179 219 595

1975/76 ........... 949 47 167 379 593

Pineapple: 1971/72 ........... 161 100 831 138 1,069

1972/73 ........... 231 66 903 184 1,153

1973/74 ........... 197 101 869 169 1,139

1974/75 ........... 194 30 564 166 760

1975/76 •••••••••• 0 180 18 413 117 548

Cherries: 1971/72 ........... 3 1 16 5 22

1972/73 •••••••• 0 •• 23 7 367 3 377

1973/74 • 0 ••••• 0 ••• 27 7 195 3 205

1974/75 ........... 32 5 283 3 291

1975/764 •• 0 ••••••• 24 8 442 4 454

Apricots: 1971/72 0 ••••• 0 •••• 37 1 40 8 49

1972/73 ........... 16 1 101 8 110

1973/74 ........... 29 26 26 13 65

1974/75 0 •••••••••• 19 1 3 2 6

1975/76 ••••••• 0 0 •• 12 1 2 6 9

Pears: 1971/72 ••••••.•• 0. 36 (') 131 21 152

1972/73 ........... 35 2 129 26 157

1973/74 •••••• 0 •••• 51 3 72 21 96

1974/75 ........... 39 3 38 12 53

1975/76 ........... 86 ( 5 ) 14 28 42

I Season beginning July 1 for fresh apples, pears and canned cherries, June 1 for other canned items. 2 Belgium-Luxembourg, France, west Germany, Italy and Netherlands. 3 Apples, 42

pounds; pears 45 pounds. 5 Negligible.

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Otl1er Total

1,000 1,000 bushels 3 bushels 3

887 2,804 1,114 3,555 1,688 4,244 1,875 5,569 2,634 5,367

288 1,251 312 1,191 531 1,917 610 1,696 400 1,661

264 2,645 366 2,647 357 2,819 166 2,147 310 2,077

192 1,719 309 2,231 403 2,632 251 1,767 298 1,840

81 1,311 163 1,547 157 1,493

60 1,014 61 789

39 64 20 420 36 268 28 351 59 537

6 92 9 135

20 114 9 34

21 42

31 219 52 244

115 262 42 134 47 175

-·

' Excludes Marachtno chernes.

Table21-Frozen fruit cold storage holdongs

Commodtty

Apples ................. . Aprtcots ................ . Cherries ................ . Grapes ................. . Peaches ................. .

Blackbarnes ....•......... Blueberries .............. . Boysenberrtes ............ . Raspberries, black ........ . Raspbernes, red .......... . Strawberries ............. . Other fruits and bert ies .... .

Total ......•...........

1974 1

1,000 pounds

73,129 16,667 71,927 2,254

25,293

10,957 22,734

6,175 2-,178

25,102 209,849 101,102

567,367

July 31

1975

1,000 pnunds

51,650 15,224

119,451 3,228

21,506

13,606 15,112

6,906 3,047

26,638 204,081 103,968

584,417

1 1976

1,000 pounds

5!>,931 17,5 7 9 74,684

2,949 11 ,352

7,855 8,231 4,724 3,090

20,921 165,208

84,713

457,237

Table 22-Frozen concentrated citrus juices: Florida canners' stocks, packs, imports, supplies, and movement, current season with comparisons

Pack Imports Supply Movement

Item and season Carry tn To

I Total To

I Total To

I Total To

I Total

date' season date' season date' season date' season

1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 gallons gallons gallons gallons gallons gallons gallons gallons gallons

Grapefruit: 1972/73 ........... 2,831 8,658 8,658 --- --- 11,489 11,489 5,621 7,908 1973/74 •• 0 •••••••• 3,581 9,026 9,026 --- --- 12,607 12,607 5,507 7,710 1974/75 ........... 4,897 7,822 7,847 --- --- 12,719 12,744 5,777 8,509 1975/76 ........... 4,235 9,389 9,389 --- --- 13,624 13,624 7,126

Tangerine: 1972/73 ........... 208 1,072 1,072 --- --- 1,280 1,280 1,001 1,069 1973/74 ........... 211 1,019 1,019 --- --- 1,230 1,230 733 831 1974/75 ........... 399 1,14 7 1,147 --- --- 1,546 1,546 874 1,153 1975/76 ........... 393 1,117 1,117 --- --- 1,510 1,510 970

Stocks'

1,000 gallons

5,868 7,100 6,942 6,498

279 497 672 540

1 For the 1975/76 season, week endtng August 14; 1974/75, August 15; 1973/74. August 17; 1972/73, August 18. These respecttve dates tnc/ude data through the 37th week of each season.

Source: Florida Canners Assoctatton

Note: Frozen orange concentrated data omttted because compatable tndustry data was not avatlable.

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Table Title Page

1 Index of quarterly prices received by growers for fresh and processed fruit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Quarterly retail price indexes for fresh fruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 U.S. noncitrus fruit: Production, 1974, 1975, and indicated 1976.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 Apples: Regional production, 1974, 1975 and indicated 1976. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 Cranberries: Production in principal States, 1974, 1975 and indicated 1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6 Avocados: Acreage, production, yield per acre, 1970/71. 1975{76 seasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 7 Tree Nuts: Production, 1974, 1975, and indicated 1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 8 Tree Nuts in cold storage, June 30, 1974, 1975, and 1976. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 9 Tree nuts (shelled basis): Per capita consumption, crop year, average 1950-54 and 1955-59,

annual1960-75 ................................ : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 10 Total noncitrus fruit: Production and utilization, United States, crops of 1960-75 . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 11 Production and utilization of apples, avocados, and cranberries, United States, crops of 1971-75 . . . 16 12 Apples, commercial crop: Production and season average prices received by growers, 1974,

1975, and indicated 1976 by production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 13 Apples, commercial crop: Production by varieties, United States, 1974, 1975, and 1976 . . . . . . . . 18 14 Processed apples: Season average price per ton received by growers, by type of use,

principal States, 1973-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 15 Apples, Yakima Valley, Washington: Monthly average prices per carton tray pack, extra

fancy, f.o.b. shipping point, 1974/75 and 1975/76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 16 Grapes: Production and season average prices received by growers in principal States,

1974, 1975, and indicated 1976 production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 17 Peaches: Utilized production and season average prices received by growers, 1974, 1975, and

indicated 1976 production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 18 Pears: Utilized production and season average prices received by growers by States and Pacific

Coast, variety composition, 1974, 1975, and indicated 1976 production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 19 Prunes and plums: Production and season average prices received by growers in principal

States, 1974, 1975, and indicated 1976 production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 20 U.S. exports of selected noncitrus fruits, fresh and canned, by destination, 1971!72 · 1975/76

seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 21 Frozen fruit cold storage holdings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 22 Frozen concentrated citrus juices: Florida canners' stocks, packs, supplies and movement,

current season with comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23